Ty’Ron Hopper Elevating Into an Expanded Role—Again—for Packers’ Wounded Defense

Injuries hitting the linebacker position is providing the Packers with an extended look at their 2024 third-round pick.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — It didn’t happen the way they wanted, but the Green Bay Packers are watching their day-two investment in Ty’Ron Hopper unfold before their very eyes.

Hopper, a 2024 third-round pick, has been thrust into the spotlight and into a starting role following injuries that have swept through the Packers’ linebacker room. Edgerrin Cooper suffer…